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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Reasons for Staying - Almost Human, Pages 75 - 95).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Tell Me Something Good," where will the speaker be if he opens his eyes?
(a) Back in school.
(b) Back in prison.
(c) Back at his wedding.
(d) Back in his childhood bedroom under the blanket with yellow sailboats.

2. In "Dear Sara," what does Sara's name sharpen against?
(a) The leaves.
(b) Her anger.
(c) The marble of her mother's teeth.
(d) Her friendship.

3. In "Reasons for Staying," what is the speaker's "last address"?
(a) His mind.
(b) His apartment.
(c) His island.
(d) His body.

4. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the speaker "cut his teeth on"?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Meat.
(d) The "good sin."

5. In "The Punctum," how does the speaker describe "the skill lodged in the gravedigger's hands"?
(a) As "the original sin."
(b) As "timeless."
(c) As often the same one "lodged behind your face."
(d) As "the innocents."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "American Legend," what do the speaker and his father do for the first time?

2. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the speaker say he is?

3. In "Not Even," what does the speaker say he used to be?

4. In "Dear Sara," what do sleeping elephants look like?

5. In "Not Even," what does napalm have?

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